EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING
Link to recording: Early Childhood Education -- Laying the Foundation for Future Success, 2023 12 02
LWV supports:
- Policies that provide an equitable, quality public education for all children pre-K through grade 12
- A free public secular school system with high standards for student achievement and with equality of educational opportunity for all that is financed adequately with an equitable funding formula.
- Fact-based curriculum and textbooks and civics education
- Well-being and safety of all students
- Accessible, affordable, high quality early education
- Preparation for self-sufficiency; all students to complete school with the knowledge, skills, and resources to be financially independent.
League of Women Voters of US
Impact On Issues 2022 – 2024 | League of Women Voters (lwv.org) pages 132-134
League of Women Voters of Florida
Study and Action 2023-2025.docx (lwvfl.org) pages 76-89
LWV Florida Education Issues: Education - League of Women Voters of Florida (lwvfl.org)
LWV Florida Brochures:
Partisan School Boards Election Trifold - League of Women Voters of Florida (lwvfl.org)
Voting for School Board Members A Checklist For Making Smart Choices
Understanding School Choice Educational Brochure - League of Women Voters of Florida (lwvfl.org)
Book Bans in Florida's Public Schools Trifold - League of Women Voters of Florida (lwvfl.org)
FINAL School Choice Brochure (Spanish) (Updated - April 7, 2023) (1)[48947].pdf
LWV Florida Papers
Banned Books Resource: https://lwvfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Banned-Books-Resource-on-Book-Clubs.docx
OTHER RESOURCES
2022-23 Florida Assessments (all school districts). Most Lee County scores were below state average: https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/assessments/k-12-student-assessment/results/2023.stml
Early Learning
Early Language and Literacy Skills to Give Your Baby a Jump Start to Succeed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fArQ97uliWw